Social Science Teaching Credential

Students wishing to earn a Social Science Teaching Credential may do so while completing a major in Political Science. The specific requirements for the teaching credential differ from general requirements for the Political Science major.

Political Science/International Relations Research Seminar: Political Science majors have the option of taking a Political Science or International Relations Research Seminar, offered each Fall. This will help students to conduct research and write scholarly papers on a variety of American, international, and/or comparative political topics.

All Honors Students who are Political Science majors are required to enroll in the Research Seminar the semester before their Honors Thesis seminar.

All Political Science majors who plan to go on to graduate school are strongly encouraged to enroll in the Research Seminar during their junior or senior year.

All students who would like to write a senior thesis, or who want to conduct independent research in political science, should enroll in the Research Seminar in lieu of independent study.